Louis van Gaal: Manchester United new manager's career in pictures

The challenge Van Gaal urgently needed to prove himself again came in 2005
when he was appointed coach of AZ Alkmaar. His first two seasons saw AZ
narrowly miss out on the title and his mission seemed destined for failure
when they finished a lowly 11th in 2007-08. Despite initially announcing his
intention to resign, Van Gaal was persuaded to allow the players a chance to
redeem themselves and, in the following season, AZ lifted the Dutch title
for only the second time in the club's history